June 17, 2009
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
Written by Oscar Wilde
“For there would be a real pleasure in watching it. He would be able to follow his mind into its secret places. This portrait would be to him the most magical of mirrors. As it had revealed to him his own body, so it would reveal to him his own soul.”
—Oscar Wilde The Picture of Dorian Gray Ch. 8, page 102
Fun Facts
- The Picture of Dorian Gray was the only novel that Oscar Wilde published and it first appeared in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine.
- It is considered one of the last works of gothic horror fiction.
- When the book was published it caused a sensation due to its themes of homoeroticism.
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